KR20160003865U - Illumination Device For Camping Using Acrylic Optical Fiber Having Exposed Spiral Core Parts - Google Patents

Abstract

A transparent or semitransparent housing having a ring-engaging portion for attaching a beaner or a ring to the upper portion thereof and transmitting light; A light source mounted inside the housing to generate light to emit light through the housing; And an optical fiber made of a synthetic resin that extends to the lower portion of the housing and propagates light generated from the light source mounted on the inside of the housing, wherein a clad portion of an outer circumferential surface portion of the optical fiber is spirally formed along a longitudinal direction of the optical fiber Wherein the core portion is partially exposed, that is, the optical fiber has a spiral exposed core portion in the longitudinal direction of the optical fiber, so that light of the light source is emitted to the longitudinal surface as well as the distal end of the optical fiber . The camping lighting system according to the present invention makes it possible to prevent an accident that a camper falls on a tent line at night during camping. Further, since the camping lighting apparatus of the present invention provides illumination that is not so strong, it not only hinders the camping of the person himself / herself but also can provide a pleasant and emotional feeling, which is also compatible with camping healing.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a lighting device for camping using an acrylic optical fiber having a spiral-

The present invention relates to a lighting apparatus, and more particularly, to a lighting apparatus which is installed in a camping tent at night so as to prevent a camper from falling over a line of a camping tent and to provide a soft emotional illumination, And more particularly, to a lighting device for camping using an acrylic fiber having an optical fiber portion.

In modern life, lighting devices have long been a necessary element. In addition to the basic function of illuminating the darkness, the lighting device is now combined with objects such as buildings to produce beauty and to provide beauty in the lighting itself.

Lighting devices that stimulate emotional feelings are in the process of continuing to develop. In order to further facilitate the implementation of such an emotional lighting apparatus, lighting apparatuses for controlling a remote lighting apparatus by wireless communication have been proposed. Examples of such lighting devices are disclosed in Patent Registration No. 10-0719504 (registered on May 11, 2007), Patent Registration No. 10-0825989 (Registered on Apr. 22, 2008), Patent Application No. 10-2009-0132831 Patent Registration No. 10-1005312 (Registered on Dec. 24, 2010), Patent Registration No. 10-0912120 (Registered on Aug. 06, 2009), Patent Publication No. 10-2011- 0042683 (published on Apr. 27, 2011), Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2011-0076802 (published on June 07, 2011), Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2014-0006458 Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0046231 (published Apr. 18, 2014) and Patent Registration No. 10-1452451 (Registered on Apr. 13, 2014).

On the other hand, the optical fiber is composed of a core portion having a high refractive index at the center portion and a cladding portion having a low refractive index at an outer portion surrounding the core portion, so that light incident on the core portion is totally reflected by the cladding portion, . Such optical fibers are mainly used in the field of optical communication, but recently they have also been applied to the field of illumination.

The optical fiber applied to the illumination field is mainly used for fabrics such as clothes. When a light source, particularly an LED light source, is disposed at one end of the optical fiber, light is emitted from the other end of the optical fiber, Technology has been applied.

Patent Publication No. 10-2008-0040815 (published on May 05, 2008) discloses a self-emitting functional fabric using an optical fiber. The present invention forms a scratch on the surface of an intermediate portion of an optical fiber so that light incident from one end of the optical fiber is diverged not only from the other end but also from the intermediate surface of the optical fiber, It is made easier.

Patent Registration No. 10-0903072 (registered on June 09, 2009) discloses a method of forming a pattern of an optical fiber fabric. The present invention relates to a cladding layer of an optical fiber disposed in a pattern of an optical fiber fabric so that an optical fiber applied to the optical fiber fabric emits light not only from one end of the optical fiber but also from the intermediate surface of the optical fiber, Is dissolved in an etchant to expose the core layer.

In the above-mentioned prior art, the optical fiber is not diverging light but partially diverging with respect to the entire lengthwise direction of the optical fiber. On the other hand, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2014-0141242 (published on December 12, 2014) discloses a method of manufacturing an optical fiber in which light is diverged in the entire longitudinal direction of the optical fiber. The present invention forms a scratch on the outer circumferential surface portion of the optical fiber so as to allow the light to diverge over the entire longitudinal direction of the optical fiber so that the cladding portion is partially removed to expose the core portion of the optical fiber spirally.

On the other hand, the camping population is increasing rapidly in recent years. Lighting devices are used at night during camping, but fiber optic lighting has not yet been applied to camping.

In the booming camping, a string of tents is placed in the tent and on the ground. Camers often fall into this line without lighting at night. However, in order to reduce such accidents, it is not desirable to install a bright light around the tent because it is too wasteful and hinders the camping of the person himself or others.

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a lighting device for camping which prevents accidents when a camper falls on a tent line at night during camping, and provides a gentle but emotional illumination that does not hinder the camping of the person himself or others .

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an illumination device comprising: a transparent or translucent housing having a ring-engaging portion capable of hanging a bean or a ring thereon; A light source mounted inside the housing to generate light to emit light through the housing; And an optical fiber made of a synthetic resin that extends to the lower portion of the housing and propagates light generated from the light source mounted on the inside of the housing, wherein a clad portion of an outer circumferential surface portion of the optical fiber is spirally formed along a longitudinal direction of the optical fiber So that the core portion is partially exposed, that is, the optical fiber has a spiral exposed core portion in the longitudinal direction of the optical fiber, so that the light of the light source is emitted to the longitudinal surface as well as the distal end of the optical fiber.

The optical fiber is preferably an acrylic optical fiber.

It is preferable that the lighting device is installed in a camping tent at night so as to prevent a camper from hanging over a line of the camping tent.

The housing may be provided with a power switch for applying power to the light source.

The housing may be provided with a brightness adjusting switch for adjusting the brightness of the light source.

The housing may be provided with a color change switch for changing the color of the light source.

In the housing, a light source emitting operation unit including a wireless communication unit and a control unit is provided, and the light source emitting operation unit performs at least one of power supply to the light source, brightness adjustment, and color change according to an input from the wireless remote controller Lt; / RTI >

The wireless remote controller is a smartphone equipped with an application for performing power supply to the light source and changing color. The smartphone executes the application when the color of the light source is changed to implement a pallet for color on the screen, When the user touches the corresponding palette on the screen, the color palette may be instructed to change the color of the light source to a color corresponding to the touched palette.

The camping lighting system according to the present invention makes it possible to prevent an accident that a camper falls on a tent line at night during camping. Further, since the camping lighting apparatus of the present invention provides illumination that is not so strong, it not only hinders the camping of the person himself / herself but also can provide a pleasant and emotional feeling, which is also compatible with camping healing.

1 is a view showing a schematic configuration of a lighting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a schematic diagram of a lighting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a photograph of a lighting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

The lighting apparatus 10 of the present invention includes a housing 100, a light source 200, and an optical fiber 300, as shown in Figs.

In the lighting apparatus 10 of the present invention, the housing 100 is formed of a transparent or translucent material capable of emitting light emitted from the light source 200 to the outside, that is, transmitting light. The housing 100 may vary depending on the light source 200 but is preferably formed of a translucent material so that the light represented by the light source 200 is not too bright or irritating, Do. Although the housing 100 can be manufactured by forming a coating layer that makes the glass translucent, it is preferable that the housing 100 is made of a synthetic resin that realizes translucency. When a transparent housing is formed only by the synthetic resin itself for manufacturing the housing 100, an additive that makes it translucent can be mixed with the synthetic resin.

The housing 100 may include a housing body 110 and a ring coupling portion 120. The annular engaging portion 120 is formed on the upper portion of the housing main body 110. The annular engaging portion 120 may be integrally formed with the housing main body 110 but may be formed separately. The light of the light source 200 may be emitted not only through the housing main body 110 but also through the annular engaging portion 120 when the annular engaging portion 120 is integrally formed with the housing main body 110. [ The annular engaging portion 120 has a structure capable of hanging a bean or a ring. The annular engaging portion 120 may be formed, for example, in a structure that protrudes from the upper portion of the housing main body 110 and has a hole 121 formed therein. Then, the vias may be fitted in such holes.

The housing body 110 can be formed in various shapes. For example, a rectangular parallelepiped, a cube, a cylindrical shape, or the like. The housing body 110 may be formed as a single body, but may be detachable so that the light source 200 accommodated therein and the battery for supplying power to the light source can be replaced. In the case of separating, the housing main body 110 may be composed of an upper housing main body and a lower housing main body, and the upper housing main body and the lower housing main body may be coupled to each other in an interference fit manner. The embodiment of the lighting apparatus of the present invention shown in Fig. 3 shows that the portion of the upper housing main body coupled to the lower housing main body by the interference fit method emits a darker color than the other portions of the upper housing main body.

In the lighting apparatus 10 of the present invention, the light source 200 is mounted inside the housing 100, and generates light to emit light through the housing 100. The light source 200 used in the present invention may be variously implemented, but is most preferably an LED light source. The LED light source is most suitable for the lighting apparatus 10 of the present invention since it can be implemented in a small size on a printed circuit board. The light source 200 may be composed of an LED having one light emitting diode. However, in order to produce various colors, the three primary colors of R (red), G (green) and B It is preferable that the LED is composed of an LED having three light emitting diodes for emitting light. Any color can be realized by arbitrary combination of three primary colors.

A battery that supplies power to the light source 200 as well as the light source 200 may be accommodated in the housing 100.

A power switch for applying power to the light source 200, a brightness adjusting switch for adjusting the brightness of the light source, and a color changing switch for changing the color of the light source may be installed on the outer surface of the housing 100.

FIG. 1 shows a power supply and light source brightness control dial switch 400 and a light source color change dial switch 500 that perform a switch function for power supply and a switch function for light source brightness control. When the power supply and the light source brightness control dial switch 400 are located at the reference point, the power supply is turned off, and when the reference point is exceeded, the power supply is performed. The intensity of the light emitted from the light source 200 increases as the current flowing through the light source 200 increases according to the degree of turning the dial switch 400 to the right. At the maximum right position of the dial switch 400, the light intensity becomes maximum. When the light switch 200 is in the leftmost reference position, for example, light of the longest wavelength, for example, red light, is emitted from the light source 200, and when the dial switch 500 is continuously turned to the right, Light, and in the most rightward direction, the light of the shortest wavelength, for example, purple light, may be emitted from the light source 200. Of course, it is arbitrary to define colors implemented according to the position of the dial.

The optical fiber 300 extends toward the bottom of the housing main body 110 and propagates light generated from the light source 200 mounted inside the housing 100. The optical fiber 300 applied to the lighting apparatus 10 of the present invention is preferably made of a synthetic resin, and particularly preferably an acrylic optical fiber.

The optical fiber 300 applied to the lighting apparatus 10 of the present invention not only emits light from the light source 200 from its end but also emits light from its longitudinal surface. To this end, the optical fiber 300 is partially removed in the spiral direction along the longitudinal direction of the optical fiber 300, so that the core portion is partially exposed. That is, the optical fiber 300 has a spiral exposed core portion in its longitudinal direction. The manufacturing method and structure of an optical fiber having such a structure are described in more detail in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2014-0141242, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. The optical fiber 300 may be inserted into a transparent urethane-based pipe, that is, an optical fiber protection pipe 310, for protection.

The lighting apparatus 10 of the present invention having the above-described configuration can be used for preventing a camper from hanging on a line of a camping tent by being installed in a camping tent at night. When used in this application, the lighting device 10 of the present invention can form a light that is not too strong if the light intensity of the light source used is properly selected and the transparency of the housing is appropriately selected, Not only does not interfere, but also gives a feeling of emotional feeling of silver, which can double the healing effect by camping.

As shown in FIG. 3, the lighting apparatus 10 of the present invention can hook a bin on a line of a camping tent after inserting a bin into a hole 121 of the ring coupling portion 120, for example. The camper then recognizes the lighting device 10 of the present invention even when the tether is installed at night, so that it is not caught in the tether. The camper also often falls on various lines to support the tent, often starting from the top of the tent and being fixed to the ground. With this arrangement, the lighting apparatus 10 of the present invention can be used to mount the tent by attaching the beaker portion to the upper end portion of the tent and fixing the distal end portion of the optical fiber 300 to the lower end portion of the tent, The tent line can be recognized by the illuminating device 10 of the present invention which emits light.

Instead of installing the power supply and light source brightness control dial switch 400 and the light source color changing dial switch 500 described above, the wireless communication unit 610 and the control unit 620 are included in the housing 100 A light source emitting operation unit 600 may be provided. The light source emission control unit 600 can perform power supply to the light source 200, light brightness control of the light source, and color change according to the input from the wireless remote controller. As a communication method of the wireless communication unit 610 with respect to the wireless remote controller, a known wireless communication method can be used without limitation. For example, infrared wireless communication, Bluetooth wireless communication, or the like can be used.

The wireless remote controller that wirelessly communicates with the light source operation unit 600 and inputs a user request may be a smart phone installed with an application for powering the light source 200, changing colors, and adjusting brightness. Here, the smartphone means a mobile communication terminal having a mobility computer function that is operated based on a general operating system (GOS), and does not necessarily have a telephone function. When the smart phone is used as a wireless remote controller, it is preferable that the Bluetooth wireless communication is applied.

A smart phone as a wireless remote controller for controlling the light source light emission control unit 600 executes an application when changing the color of the light source 200 to implement a palette for various colors on the screen. When a user touches the corresponding palette of the screen, It may be to instruct the light source emission control section 600 to change the color of the light source 200 to a color corresponding to the pallet. Fig. 3 thus illustrates the adjustment of the light of the lighting device 10 of the present invention by a smartphone.

10: illumination device 100: housing
110: housing main body 120:
121: hole 200: light source
300: optical fiber 310: optical fiber protection pipe
400: Power supply and light intensity control dial switch
500: Light source color change dial switch 600: Light source emission control section
610: wireless communication unit 620:

Claims (8)

A transparent or semitransparent housing having a ring-engaging portion for attaching a beaner or a ring to the upper portion thereof and transmitting light; A light source mounted inside the housing to generate light to emit light through the housing; And an optical fiber made of a synthetic resin that extends to the lower portion of the housing and propagates light generated from the light source mounted on the inside of the housing, wherein a clad portion of an outer circumferential surface portion of the optical fiber is spirally formed along a longitudinal direction of the optical fiber And thereby the core portion is partially exposed, that is, the optical fiber has a helical-shaped exposed core portion in the longitudinal direction of the optical fiber, so that the light of the light source is emitted to the longitudinal surface as well as the distal end of the optical fiber. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the optical fiber is an acrylic optical fiber. 4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Wherein the lighting device is installed in a camping tent at night so as to prevent a camper from hanging over a line of the camping tent. 4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Wherein the housing is provided with a power switch for applying power to the light source. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the housing is provided with a brightness control switch for controlling brightness of the light source. 6. The method according to any one of claims 4 and 5,
Wherein the housing is provided with a color change switch for changing the color of the light source. 4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
In the housing, a light source emitting operation unit including a wireless communication unit and a control unit is provided, and the light source emitting operation unit performs at least one of power supply to the light source, brightness adjustment, and color change according to an input from the wireless remote controller . 8. The method of claim 7,
The wireless remote controller is a smartphone equipped with an application for performing power supply and color change to the light source. The smart phone executes the application when the color of the light source is changed to implement a pallet for color on the screen, When the user touches the corresponding palette on the screen, instructs the light source emitting operation unit to change the color of the light source to a color corresponding to the touched pallet.

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